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Author Scoresby, William, 1789-1857.
Title An account of the Arctic regions with a history and description of the northern whale-fishery / by W. Scoresby ... ; illustrated by twenty-four engravings ...
Publication Info. Edinburgh : Printed for Archibald Constable & Co. and ; London : Hurst, Robinson and Co. ... , 1820 ([London] : P. Neill)
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 Rare Books Medium  Z-M S4234 A3  v. 1    IN LIBRARY
 Rare Books Medium  Z-M S4234 A3  v. 2    IN LIBRARY
Description 2 v. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Note "In two volumes."
Printer statement on t.p. verso, v. 1-2.
Frontispiece engraving (v. 1) signed: W. & D. Lizars, Edinburgh.
Contents v. 1. The Arctic -- v. 2. The whale-fishery.
Indexed In: Sabin, 78167
Note Volme 1 & 2: New York Society Library. Herman Melville's New York, 1850 (Pop-Up), September 12 - November 7, 2016.
Local Note Library copy consulted by Herman Melville. Rebound.
Subject Whaling -- Arctic regions.
Arctic regions.
Genre or Form Engravings -- Scotland -- Edinburgh -- 1820.
Added Author Neill, P., printer.
Lizars, W. H. (William Home), 1788-1859, engraver.
Constable (Firm)
Hurst, Robinson, and Co.
Archibald Constable & Co.
W. & D. Lizars, engraver.
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891, reader.
New York Society Library, lender.
Note Binder's title: Arctic regions


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